Re: Hibs/greenhouses

sounds a bit like these, except I don't know if they have anything green
still growing in them. I know a couple of them have storm damage but not
sure how bad. I think I'll check it out. It certainly couldn't hurt.

Andrea H
Beaufort, SC
Zone 8b

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Franzman" <dfranzma@pacbell.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Hibs/greenhouses


> Andrea, the first person I rented gh space from had the same type of
thing.  He
> had close to 100,000sq.ft. of gh's.  He had just bought the property and
> couldn't possibly fill that much space.  What I did was rent one area of
one
> gh.  I took up about a fourth of an 8,000 sq ft gh.  Of course, as it
turned
> out he was basically ripping me off with the cost.  Depending on the
facilities
> gh space here in Ca. is between .10 and .25 per sq.ft..  I'm paying .20
per but
> this place has evaporative coolers, heaters, humidifiers, vents etc all
> intergrated into one system and fully automatic.  It even waters depending
on
> the amount of light the plants receive.  I had to build the tables, put in
the
> watering system, replace anything that needs replacing and pay for
electricity
> and gas but so far it's working out pretty good.  On top of that she has
given
> me the use of another 1,000 sqft for nothing that has bottom heat on
available
> tables.  All I had to do was clean it out and use it.  She used to grow
> hydroponic tomatoes so when I cleaned the gh out it had weeds and tomato
plants
> to the ceiling.  I was literally in clouds of white flies.  Disgusting.
I'm
> certain I breathed many of the little buggers in before I thought to put a
mask
> on.
>
> DF
>
> Andrea H wrote:
>
> > It's interesting that you say that. There are 4 HUGE greenhouse not too
far
> > from me that no one is using. But I have no room for something that big.
> > I've been thinking of asking if I could rent them and leave them where
they
> > are. It's on a big ole piece of property right down the road too.
> >
> > Andrea H
> > Beaufort, SC
> > Zone 8b
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Franzman" <dfranzma@pacbell.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 1:23 AM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Hibs
> >
> > > Thanks Marge and everybody else who wrote.  It's been such a steep
climb
> > > up the learning curve that I've had several nose bleeds.  Funny, the
> > > biggest problem has been the need for more and more room.  I think
I'll
> > > put a cap on the 10k sq ft. and call that good.  I should be able to
> > > handle most of the growing myself with maybe just one full time person
> > > besides me and then temporary help when needed.  Any bigger than that
and
> > > it's not as fun.  I grow em for their beauty and the smile they put on
> > > people's faces not the big bucks.
> > >
> > > Andrea, when you're ready go out and look for greenhouses.  Cold call
on
> > > people that you know have gh's.  Drive around and when you see some
stop
> > > and talk with the owners.  Sooner or later you'll find somebody who
isn't
> > > using their's to the fullest and maybe just maybe you'll find somebody
> > > who is interested in giving a grower a hand.
> > >
> > > DF
> > >
> > > Marge Talt wrote:
> > >
> > > > How totally fantastic, David.  CONGRATULATIONS!  You have traveled
> > > > far in a very short time and I know that the entire list is rootin'
> > > > for your continued success!  Wish I could get out to SF to see that
> > > > show...sigh...will be there in spirit as I know will the rest of us
> > > > who live too far away to be there in person.
> > > >
> > > > What on earth is the State Board of Equalization?  I've never heard
> > > > of that one before?
> > > >
> > > > Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> > > > mtalt@hort.net
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> > > > > From: David Franzman <dfranzma@pacbell.net>
> > > > >
> > > > > Pretty good Andrea.  I'm waiting with butterflies the beginning of
> > > > the SF Flower
> > > > > and Garden Show.  It's in March.  If anybody wants to see my
> > > > company name in
> > > > > lights it's in the marketplace section at gardenshow.com.
> > > > Otherwise I've had
> > > > > to hire some help for the first but apparently not the last time.
> > > > I'm up to
> > > > > 5,000 sq ft of gh space now and the next task is getting the other
> > > > 5,000 ft
> > > > > ready by summer.  It's been quite a chore but worth it.  Frankly
> > > > the worst part
> > > > > is filling out the State Board of Equalization paper work.  I
don't
> > > > know
> > > > > anything about stuff like that.  By Thursday I'll start accepting
> > > > credit cards
> > > > > for the first time and I don't know anything about that stuff
> > > > either.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm just a bull being pulled around by the ring in my nose.
> > > > >
> > > > > David Franzman
> > > > > A Touch of the Tropics  (My official title now)
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> > > >
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